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Shaking and throughput flow column experiments were carried out using different species of filamentous green algae. Only Cladophora aegagropila allowed operating a column with live algae for app. 36 hours without blockage. Column experiments resulted in much higher retention of uranium than shaking experiments.
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Dienemann, C., Dienemann, H., Dudel, E.G., Schurig, C. (2008). Uranium fixation by Cladophora spec.. In: Merkel, B.J., Hasche-Berger, A. (eds) Uranium, Mining and Hydrogeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87746-2_16
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